Today I’m with Fábio Monteiro, the Brazilian who made the cool videos about NASK! What is NASK you say? It stands for the Nordamerika Somera Kursaro where people interested in learning Esperanto get together to improve their Esperanto at an American university! A few years ago, I interviewed Ellen Eddy about their new format. This year, I want to interview a few of last year’s participants to get a different perspective on the event.

Last year I just decided to leave everything in Brazil and travel for a few months. My itinerary consisted of the USA, Mexico and Cuba. Because I’m an Esperanto speaker, of course I took advantage of the opportunity to participate in some Esperanto events. That’s how I chose NASK as my first destination, because I did indeed hear a lot about the quality and value of the course. The date and location perfectly fit into my travel itinenary.

I participated in the advanced course led by the Chilean, José Antonio Vergara. In fact, in that level we don’t learn much about the language itself, because that isn’t really needed anymore, but instead we talk about the history, evolution and current situation of the Esperanto movement. I really profited from the debates!

One of the goals of my trip was to film and take pictures of everything interesting to later edit it into video reports. So, besides the lessons, that’s why I was also busy with filming and interviews. The short films about NASK are only the first results of my travels. However, my hard drive is packed with Esperanto films, which should appear in the coming months.

I’m very disappointed that I now don’t have enough time to edit new movies, because I just started a new job and work full-time. That’s why my work for Esperanto, unfortunately, now moved back to my free time. In addition, some people don’t realize it, but editing films at a professional level really takes a lot of time…

Globeto is a section of my YouTube page where I only upload short films in Esperanto or about Esperanto. It is not official, of the movement, state or related in any way to a specific Esperanto enterprise. It’s a simple project, completely independent and somewhat private, because it’s done by a single Esperanto reporter. That’s how I hope to contribute to Esperanto culture, spreading our language and helping new Esperanto speakers who want to learn Esperanto using more current and fun methods. All of your readers are invited to watch it at la kanalo de Globeto!

I was born in the US, but Esperanto has led me all over the world. I started teaching myself Esperanto on a whim in 2001, not knowing how it would change my life. The timing couldn’t have been better; around that same time I discovered Wikipedia in it’s very early stages and launched the Esperanto version. When I decided to backpack through Europe, I found Esperanto speakers to host me. These connections led me to the Esperanto Youth Organization in Rotterdam, where I worked for a year, using Esperanto as my primary language. Though in recent years I’ve moved on to other endeavors like iOS development, I remain deeply engrained in the Esperanto community, and love keeping you informed of the latest news. The best thing that came from learning Esperanto has been the opportunity to connect with fellow speakers around the globe, so feel free to join in the conversation with a comment! I am now the founder and CTO of the social app Amikumu.